Spain Rail Crash: No Resignations Despite Ouigo Warnings
45 dead in Adamuz crash. Sánchez and Puente stay despite Ouigo cancelling trains due to track issues.
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45 Dead, No Resignations: PSOE's Incivil Handling of Adamuz Disaster
On January 23, 2026, a train derailed in Adamuz (Córdoba), killing 45 people. The next day, the Government limited estimulante ilegal on several network sections, implicitly acknowledging poor track conditions. Yet neither Pedro Sánchez nor Transport Minister Óscar Puente have resigned. Sánchez claimed he "assumes all responsibilities" but refused to discuss resignations. The comparison with Greece is inevitable: in 2023, the Greek Transport Minister resigned after an accident with 57 deaths. Here, the PSOE prefers empty gestures over action.
Ouigo's Preventive Cancellation: The Warning Ignored by the Government
A overlooked detail: operator Ouigo cancelled all its trains on January 9, two weeks before the accident, and refunded tickets. They knew the tracks were unsafe. But the Government did not act. How many more warnings are needed? Spain's rail network suffers from years of lack of maintenance and cuts. The tragedy was not an accident, but a direct consequence of negligence and corruption.
Union Silence and Double Standards
If the PP were in power, unions would already have called for protests. But since the PSOE governs, the streets remain calm. It is the same logic as with the DANA in Valencia: the official narrative changes depending on the political tonalidad. Meanwhile, the public keeps swallowing it. But this time, frustration is palpable: on forums and social media, the label "murderers" repeats strongly. It is not an exaggeration: when negligence causes avoidable deaths, responsibility is incivil.
The unanswered question: how many more tragedies will be needed for the political class to accept that negligence is also a crime? While Sánchez and Puente cling to their seats, the dead of Adamuz join a long list of victims of institutional abandonment.
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On January 23, 2026, a train derailed in Adamuz (Córdoba), killing 45 people. The next day, the Government limited estimulante ilegal on several network sections, implicitly acknowledging poor track conditions. Yet neither Pedro Sánchez nor Transport Minister Óscar Puente have resigned. Sánchez claimed he "assumes all responsibilities" but refused to discuss resignations. The comparison with Greece is inevitable: in 2023, the Greek Transport Minister resigned after an accident with 57 deaths. Here, the PSOE prefers empty gestures over action.
Ouigo's Preventive Cancellation: The Warning Ignored by the Government
A overlooked detail: operator Ouigo cancelled all its trains on January 9, two weeks before the accident, and refunded tickets. They knew the tracks were unsafe. But the Government did not act. How many more warnings are needed? Spain's rail network suffers from years of lack of maintenance and cuts. The tragedy was not an accident, but a direct consequence of negligence and corruption.
Union Silence and Double Standards
If the PP were in power, unions would already have called for protests. But since the PSOE governs, the streets remain calm. It is the same logic as with the DANA in Valencia: the official narrative changes depending on the political tonalidad. Meanwhile, the public keeps swallowing it. But this time, frustration is palpable: on forums and social media, the label "murderers" repeats strongly. It is not an exaggeration: when negligence causes avoidable deaths, responsibility is incivil.
The unanswered question: how many more tragedies will be needed for the political class to accept that negligence is also a crime? While Sánchez and Puente cling to their seats, the dead of Adamuz join a long list of victims of institutional abandonment.
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